Netanyahu claims election victory, based on exit polls

January 22, 2013|Reuters

JERUSALEM, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu claimed victory in Israel's election on Tuesday afterexit polls showed he was set to lead a right-wing governmentwith a narrow majority in parliament.

"According to the exit polls, it is clear that Israelisdecided that they want me to continue serving as prime minister,and that I form as broad a government as possible," Netanyahu,who heads the right-wing Likud party, said on his Facebook page.